Vocabulary
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
The first step in making a law.
What is writing a bill?
One type of local government.
What is city (or county or special district)?
This is a responsibility of citizens.
What is voting?
Florida supports education by doing this.
What is setting standards for schools?
A signed request to the government.
What is a petition?
This court hears serious crimes first.
What is Circuit Court?
These are the three types of local government.
What are city, county, and special districts?
This is a right of citizens.
What is freedom of speech?
Citizens protested and signed petitions for this reason.
What is to lower taxes?
City government is called this.
What is municipal?
This is the highest court in Florida.
What is the Florida Supreme Court?
This person is elected to lead a city.
Who is the mayor?
Citizens can help change laws by doing this.
What is signing petitions or writing letters?
Volunteers counted birds after the oil spill to do this.
What is track the impact on bird populations?
Groups that provide services like fire rescue or water.
What are special districts?
After a law is written, this group often reviews it.
What is a committee?
This person is appointed to manage a city.
Who is the city manager?
This is NOT a good way to influence government.
What is stopping others from sharing opinions?
This shows how citizens can help the environment.
What is volunteering or collecting data?
This type of government includes cities and towns.
What is municipal government?
These courts review decisions made by lower courts.
What are District Courts of Appeal?
Special districts often provide this service in rural areas.
What is fire control and rescue?
Name TWO responsibilities of citizens.
Answers vary (voting, volunteering, obeying laws)
Explain how citizens influenced a government decision.
Answers vary (petition + protest → tax change)